Combination comb and brush



Feb. 16, 1932. A. PRoss COMBINATION COME AND BRUSH Filed March 20, 1951INVENTOR ALP/0,5,5 BY 7 ,5 ATTORNEY? 65 2 Patented Feb. 16, 1932 ALBERTraces, or Brionx, irnw tom;

COMBINATION ooimnnn ieitusri Application filed March 20; 1931. SerialNo. 523,985.

The main object of this invention is to provide a hair brush to whichcombs may be attached in a convenient manner so that the user of thedevice may brush and comb. the hair with a minimum of inconvenience.

" Another object of the invention is to provide a hair brush which is soconstructed that combs may be attached thereto and in addi- 3 tion has awetting sponge which may be so adjusted asto operate with anyone of thecombs of the device. T 1

The above and other objects will become characters of reference refer tolike-named parts in the drawings.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Figure I is a top plan view of thehair brush showing the combs attached thereto. 1 Figure 2 is a sideelevational View of Figure 1. p

Figure 3is an end elevational view of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the

numeral 10 indicates the back or bodyof the hair brush. This body hasgroups of bristles 11 projecting side wise therefrom. The upper surfaceof the back 10 of thehair brush has a rectangular block 12 mountedthereon. The longitudinal sides of this block have 730 dovetailed slots13 formed therein into which the dove tailed tongues 14 of the comb members 15 and 16 are adapted tobe slid. A wetting spong is adapted tocooperate with either one of these combs 15 or 16 accordingly as spongeor wetting element 17 is substantially longitudinal in-shape and iswrapped about a connecting bar 18 from which legs 19 extend. Theextremities 21 of these legs 19 are 4 pivotally anchored in eyelets 20.The pivotal mounting of these leg extremities 21- the position of thesponge is adjusted. The

at as... ofthe mam. These lockin plates haveoffset fingers 24 whichareadapted to. slip. over the i surface 20f the legs .19rto retain thesponge insecure position xupon either one of the combs15 or 16. Thelocking plates 22 are providedwith slots'25 which zserveas Jguidesandreceive screws or other limiting members, said-screws or studs being.indicatedbythenumeral 26,- The block 12 has lug'sx27. extending.upwardly 't11rough-a; channel 28 located in the locking plates 22. Thislug '27 serves as asupport. for aspring apparent in the descriptionbelow in which r 29 which hasits opposite end resting upon anextension30of each locking plate.

This device-aims to combine all three 0fJ fthesenecessary utilitiesintoa single member. .The combs 15 and 16 are provided .with dove tailedtongues topermit. the ready mounting :ofthe-icomb members upon the'block12-of the device.: The wetting element 17 comprises a sponge or otherliquid absorbing medium which rests upon the comb which selec-"tivelyrests on top of either. one of thecomb" members 15" (and 16.Selectivity of this .sponge*member is provided by pivoting the frameholding the spongeinember 17 in eye- .I-lets 20. .By' grasping thefinger braces 31and urging these members toward-each other the lockingpl ates22 are released from engagementwith the "legs-19 of the wettingsponge 7.

frame and. the latteris thenfl permitted to 1'0- "tate to apositionjwhereithe sponge will rest upon thetop of one or the'othe'r ofthe comb members 15 'and16 atithe' base of the slits betweenthe teeth ofthe comb. When the frame so has been adj'ustedto the desired positionpressure upon members 31 of. the locking plates '22 is released andmembers 24 will thereafter engage the legs 19 of the sponge LS5 frameand retain this frame in lockedjpositionsoi thatthe sponge will notshift fromits desired location. I

It is to be noted that'certain changes form and'construction may be madewithout V departing from the spirit and scopeof the locking said hairmoistening sponge upon invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a hair brush, a block on saidhair brush, combs, means on said block for securing said combs to saidblock, a hair moistening sponge pivoted on said block and means forlocking said hair moistening sponge upon any of said combs.

2. In a device of the class described, a hair brush, a block on saidhair brush, combs, said block having dove tailed channels therein, meanson said combs for engagingin said, dove tailed channels to retain saidcombs rigid with said block, a hair moistening spongepivoted on saidblock and means for any ofsaidcombs. 4,, 3. In a device of the classdescribed, a hair frame having said sponge mounted thereon, said framebeing pivoted on said block, said sponge being adapted to swing from oneside to the opposite side of said block and locking'plates slidable onsaid block, said looking plate being adapted to engage the spongecarrying frame to lock the latter in desired position, and lugs mountedon said block, said locking plates having slots therein, said slotshaving said lugs projecting therethrough and springs resting on saidlugs and engaging said locking plates for projecting the latter intoengaged position with the sponge carrying frame.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT I PR OSS.

brush,'a block on said hair brush,combs, said block. having-dovetailedchannels therein,

dove tailed ridges on said combs registering I I in said dove tailedchannels: of said block for securing said combs to said block, a hairmoistening sponge pivoted on said block and means for locking saidv hairmoistening 4 sponge upon any of said combs.

4. In a device of the class described, a hair brush, a block on saidhair brush, combs, said block having dove tailed channels therein,

dove tailed ridgeson said combs registering in said dove tailed channelsof said block for securing said combs to said block, a hair mois teningsponge pivoted on said block, a frame having said sponge mountedthereon, said frame being pivoted on said block, said V sponge beingadapted to swing from one side 7 to the opposite side of saidblock andmeans Y for locking the sponge carrying frame in adjusted position'onsaidbloc V 5.; In a device of the class described, a hair brush, a blockon said hair brush, combs, said block having dove tailed channelstherein,

dove tailed ridges on said combs registering in said dove tailedchannels of said block for I securing said combs to said block, a hairmoistening sponge pivoted. on saidcb-lock, a frame having said spongemounted thereon, said frame being pivoted on said block, said spongebeing adapted to swing from one side to the opposite side of said blockand looking plates slidable on said block, said block plate beingadapted to engage the sponge carrying frame to lock the latter indesired position and means for projecting said locking plates inengagement with said sponge carrying frame.

6. In a device of the class described, a hair brush, a block on saidhair brush, combs, said block having dovetailed channels therein,

dove tailed ridges on saidcombs registering 1n sa1d dove tailed channelsof said block for securing sa1d combs 'to sa1d block, a hair gmoisteningsponge pivoted on said-block, a

